As a lifelong sports fan, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that I was watching the World Series last week. And as a Cubs fan, I was a bundle of emotions.

When the Indians took a 3-1 lead in the series, I was filled with doubt. Seeing as how the Indians needed to win only one game before the Cubs won 3, you can probably understand why. The Indians pitchers had been almost unhittable and the Cubs were not playing like the team that won 103 games during the regular season.

On Halloween, the Cubs beat the Indians 3-2 to not only force the series back to Progressive Field, but to get their first World Series win at Wrigley since beating the Detroit Tigers in Game 6 of the 1945 World Series.

In Game 6, shortstop Addison Russell hit a grand slam and tied a World Series record with his 6 RBI’s (runs batted in). Kris Bryant hit a home run to spark a 3-run first inning, followed by Russell’s hit and the Cubs ended up winning 9-3, forcing a Game 7.

Game 7 was the most watched game in 25 years, with 40 million viewers. With 2 teams that hadn’t won in 108 years and 68 years, it’s understandable why. In a game that included blown leads, tie games, a 17 minute rain delay and extra innings, the Cubs won 8-7, winning the World Series for the first time since 1908 and stopping any talks of curses.